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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457080803321

Autore

Wood Ian S

Titolo

Crimes of loyalty [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the UDA / / Ian S. Wood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2006

ISBN

9786610501601

1-280-50160-X

0-7486-2687-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (409 p.)

Disciplina

941.60824

Soggetti

Political violence - Northern Ireland - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Northern Ireland Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Joining Up: The Origins of the UDA; 2 Victory: The UDA and the 1974 Ulster Workers' Council Strike; 3 After the Strike: Political Initiatives and Political Defeats; 4 The Campaign against the Anglo-Irish Agreement and 'Common Sense'; 5 The UDA at War; 6 Fighting On; 7 Simply the Best: the Rise of Johnny Adair and C Company; 8 Ceasefire and an Uncertain Peace; 9 Signing Up to Peace? The UDA's Road to the Good Friday Agreement; 10 War within Loyalism; 11 Endgame for Johnny Adair; 12 A 'Post-War' UDA and the Issue of Collusion

13 Hands across the Sea: The UDA in ScotlandPostscript; Appendix A Brief Biographies; Appendix B A Chronology of the Troubles; Appendix C Organisations and Initials; Appendix D Responsibility for Deaths, 1966–2003; References and Sources; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Sectarian murder, torture, bloody power struggles and racketeering are what for many define their image of the Ulster Defence Association. This book explores issues such as the UDA's descent into criminality and its relationship with the 'secret war' conducted by Britain's undercover services.